Synonyms for What it takes:

• n.

  •ability (noun)
  • craft,
  • gift,
  • ingenuity,
  • deftness,
  • mastery,
  • adroitness,
  • expertise,
  • genius,
  • capability,
  • cleverness,
  • finesse,
  • know-how,
  • knack,
  • command,
  • bent,
  • expertness,
  • strength.
  •aptitude (noun)
  • stuff,
  • smarts.
  •authority (noun)
  • influence,
  • ascendancy,
  • strong arm,
  • influences,
  • government,
  • authorization,
  • dominion,
  • charge,
  • permit,
  • jurisdiction,
  • prestige,
  • ropes,
  • license,
  • whip hand,
  • domination,
  • beef,
  • might,
  • pow,
  • supremacy,
  • upper hand,
  • powerhouse,
  • word,
  • permission,
  • powerhouses,
  • clout,
  • guts,
  • credit,
  • punch,
  • leg up,
  • warrants,
  • goods,
  • might and main,
  • edge,
  • right,
  • jump,
  • esteem,
  • warrant,
  • say,
  • zap,
  • steam,
  • POWS,
  • weight,
  • say-so,
  • pizzazz,
  • rule,
  • sway,
  • juice,
  • prerogative.
  •capacity (noun)
  • compass,
  • aptness,
  • power,
  • adequacy,
  • caliber,
  • inclination,
  • efficiency,
  • Brains,
  • stature,
  • readiness.
  •competence (noun)
  • fitness,
  • moxie,
  • suitability,
  • makings,
  • hacking it,
  • appropriateness,
  • competency.
  •drive (noun)
  • effort,
  • zip,
  • pep,
  • vitality,
  • impetus,
  • spunk,
  • motivation,
  • pressure,
  • impulse,
  • push,
  • vigor,
  • ambition,
  • momentum,
  • get-up-and-go,
  • energy,
  • motive,
  • enterprise,
  • gumption.
  •faculty (noun)
  • peculiarity,
  • predilection,
  • wits,
  • nose,
  • leaning,
  • instinct,
  • property,
  • sense,
  • propensity,
  • dexterity,
  • pistol,
  • quality,
  • reason,
  • proclivity,
  • turn,
  • penchant.
  •force (noun)
  • duress,
  • conscription,
  • velocity,
  • arm,
  • stress,
  • muscle,
  • pains,
  • draft,
  • coercion,
  • constrait,
  • impact,
  • strain,
  • extortion,
  • fury,
  • sock,
  • trouble,
  • speed,
  • exaction,
  • violence,
  • compulsion,
  • enforcement,
  • tension,
  • brunt.
  •fortitude (noun)
  • grit,
  • spirit,
  • nerve,
  • dauntlessness,
  • stomach,
  • mettle,
  • spine,
  • intrepidity,
  • backbone,
  • constancy,
  • firmness,
  • valor,
  • stamina,
  • gutsiness,
  • staying power,
  • resolution,
  • heart,
  • valiancy,
  • pith,
  • starch,
  • hardihood,
  • resoluteness,
  • determination,
  • bravery,
  • stoutheartedness,
  • Braveness,
  • courageousness,
  • endurance,
  • pluck,
  • boldness,
  • patience,
  • perseverance.
  •intellect (noun)
  • comprehension,
  • Intellectuality,
  • mentality,
  • intuition,
  • mind,
  • thinker,
  • cerebration,
  • acumen,
  • psyche,
  • egghead,
  • intellectual,
  • pundit,
  • understanding,
  • judgment.
  •intelligence (noun)
  • coruscation,
  • brightness,
  • penetration,
  • acuity,
  • trenchancy,
  • precocity,
  • quickness,
  • brilliance,
  • alertness,
  • iq,
  • perspicacity,
  • subtlety,
  • luminosity,
  • perception,
  • quotient,
  • IQS,
  • sagacity,
  • gray matter,
  • acuities,
  • brainpower,
  • discernment,
  • wit,
  • agility.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • impellent,
  • handiness,
  • birr,
  • Propensities,
  • savvy,
  • making the grade,
  • potency,
  • essential quality,
  • the formula,
  • stick-to-itiveness,
  • leanings,
  • fortitude,
  • proficiency,
  • talent,
  • cutting it,
  • particular activity adeptness,
  • horsepower,
  • mind for,
  • faculty,
  • efficacy,
  • the stuff,
  • aptitude,
  • skillfulness,
  • intellect,
  • valorousness,
  • cutting the mustard,
  • Qualifiedness,
  • full head of steam,
  • the makings,
  • efficacies,
  • knowhow,
  • stimulus,
  • dynamism,
  • right stuff,
  • the right stuff,
  • forte,
  • facility,
  • tenacity,
  • prowess,
  • potential,
  • fire in belly,
  • get up and go,
  • knowing way around,
  • drive,
  • smart,
  • flair,
  • skill,
  • fearlessness,
  • ability,
  • up to it,
  • qualification,
  • essential qualities,
  • Giftedness,
  • intelligence,
  • motivations,
  • initiative,
  • capacity,
  • sinew,
  • dependability,
  • true grit,
  • dependabilities,
  • the goods,
  • SINEWS,
  • authority,
  • piths,
  • competence,
  • potentiality,
  • subjection,
  • force,
  • a way with.
  •potency (noun)
  • kick,
  • snap,
  • virtue,
  • puissance,
  • zing,
  • control,
  • go.
  •potential (noun)
  • wherewithal.
  •proficiency (noun)
  • learning,
  • knowledge,
  • headway,
  • advance,
  • green thumb,
  • oil,
  • accomplishment,
  • progress,
  • advancement,
  • Chops,
  • formula.
  •prowess (noun)
  • gallantry,
  • valiance,
  • daring,
  • heroism.
  •qualification (noun)
  • attribute,
  • eligibility,
  • experience,
  • attainment,
  • endowment,
  • suitableness.
  •right stuff (noun)
  • credentials,
  • Abilities,
  • qualifications,
  • self-confidence,
  • skills.
  •say-so (noun)
  • sovereignty,
  • say so.
  •suitableness (noun)
  • worthiness.
  •talent (noun)
  • inventiveness,
  • thing,
  • head,
  • set.
  •tenacity (noun)
  • intransigence,
  • staunchness,
  • steadfastness,
  • obduracy,
  • guttiness,
  • application,
  • obstinacy,
  • resolve,
  • clock,
  • doggedness,
  • pertinacity,
  • intestinal fortitude,
  • willfulness,
  • inflexibility,
  • chutzpah,
  • persistence,
  • strength of purpose.
  •zeal (noun)
  • earnestness,
  • what-it-takes,
  • dispatch,
  • bustle,
  • hustle,
  • devotion,
  • vehemence,
  • mania,
  • intensity,
  • fire,
  • diligence,
  • alacrity,
  • keenness,
  • yen,
  • sincerity,
  • eagerness,
  • gusto,
  • zest,
  • passion,
  • warmth,
  • fanaticism,
  • fervor,
  • urgency,
  • ardor,
  • verve,
  • intentness,
  • fierceness.

• Other synonyms:

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  • courage.
  •Other relevant words:
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Antonyms for What it takes:

• n.

  • ability
    inadequacy, incompetence, weakness, inability, impotence, ignorance, lack, stupidity, ineptness, clumsiness, incapacity, limitation, paralysis, ineptitude, want, inanity.
  • aptitude
    inaptitude, disinclination, skillessness.
  • authority
    disadvantage, breach, powerlessness, break, subordination, prohibition, inferiority, lethargy.
  • capacity
    incapability, inefficiency.
  • competence
    inappropriateness, inefficience.
  • drive
    discouragement, apathy, idleness, cowardice, laziness, inactivity, enervation, hindrance.
  • faculty
    antipathy, hate, Students, dislike, need.
  • force
    ease, passivity, relaxation, happiness, peace.
  • fortitude
    helplessness, timidity, fear, irresolution.
  • intellect
    disbelief, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, body, mistake, physicality.
  • potency
    impotency, disability, ineffectiveness.
  • potential
    impossible.
  • proficiency
    failure, block, retrogression, decline, stoppage, stop, halt, retreat.
  • prowess
    meekness.
  • qualification
    inexperience, disqualification, loss.
  • say-so
    subservience, yielding, submission, surrender.
  • skill
    difficulty, fun, avocation, entertainment.
  • tenacity
    indecision, indolence, slackness, indifference, question.
  • zeal
    disinterest, dullness, neglect, coolness, insincerity, unenthusiasm.